Comments on: MASSIVE NEW MARINE PARK FOR SYDNEY? http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/ environmental news, opinion and photographs from James Woodford Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jenni Bennett http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-3653 Jenni Bennett Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:35:17 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-3653 Nick, You are correct, Grey Nurse Sharks do look very similar, but are differentiated by patches of spots on their side flanks. These spots can and are being mapped almost like a fingerprint to distinguish the individuals and their movements along the east coast of Australia. Nick,
You are correct, Grey Nurse Sharks do look very similar, but are differentiated by patches of spots on their side flanks. These spots can and are being mapped almost like a fingerprint to distinguish the individuals and their movements along the east coast of Australia.

]]> By: Jenni Bennett http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-3652 Jenni Bennett Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:33:21 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-3652 Lou, I absolutely would not leave the anglers alone when we clean up masses of discarded fishing line, unravel line from sponges and pillars, collect masses of bait bags and enough fishing rods and knives to open a store. I am not stupid enough to suggest that it is not all humans, but anglers contribute significantly. Both on shore, on boats and commercially. If you cleaned up the marine garbage you would know. Lou,
I absolutely would not leave the anglers alone when we clean up masses of discarded fishing line, unravel line from sponges and pillars, collect masses of bait bags and enough fishing rods and knives to open a store.
I am not stupid enough to suggest that it is not all humans, but anglers contribute significantly. Both on shore, on boats and commercially.
If you cleaned up the marine garbage you would know.

]]> By: Nick http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Nick Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:24:30 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-3628 Would that be the same Darryl Bullock who produced that incredible photo of hundreds of grey nurses that look identical to each other? If they aren't endangered they sure are a bit too closely related to each other. They look like clones.... Would that be the same Darryl Bullock who produced that incredible photo of hundreds of grey nurses that look identical to each other? If they aren’t endangered they sure are a bit too closely related to each other. They look like clones….

]]> By: Phillip http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-3617 Phillip Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:18:18 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-3617 They would be prawn/squid trawlers, Jody. A study done by Underwood on prawn trawling on the Clarence River found it to be quite benign and sustainable. In any case much of the commercial effort (80%) has been removed from NSW waters since the 1990's. There are less than 1200 commercial fishermen now. Also NSW now imports 90% of its seafood! They would be prawn/squid trawlers, Jody. A study done by Underwood on prawn trawling on the Clarence River found it to be quite benign and sustainable. In any case much of the commercial effort (80%) has been removed from NSW waters since the 1990′s. There are less than 1200 commercial fishermen now. Also NSW now imports 90% of its seafood!

]]> By: Jody http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-3260 Jody Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:22:04 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-3260 I live on the Hawkesbury & on some days i have 5 trawlers going past , so im all for getting rid of commercial fishing , but i think its important that our future generations get to experience life on the water , fishing etc. I live on the Hawkesbury & on some days i have 5 trawlers going past , so im all for getting rid of commercial fishing , but i think its important that our future generations get to experience life on the water , fishing etc.

]]> By: Grant http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-2968 Grant Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:49:06 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-2968 filling scuba tanks with a compressor powered by electricity uses energy derived from burning coal. how can these iresponsible and ignorant environmental vandals justify their need to submerse themselves just to look at what can be seen in countless books already in existence. even if you only choose to snorkel, your snorkel and mask is made of silicon and other plastics which will inevitably become landfill. snap out of it and let people live, I would risk being sentenced to jail for the opportunity to show my children how to catch a fish and eat something that didnt come from woolies. filling scuba tanks with a compressor powered by electricity uses energy derived from burning coal.
how can these iresponsible and ignorant environmental vandals justify their need to submerse themselves just to look at what can be seen in countless books already in existence.
even if you only choose to snorkel, your snorkel and mask is made of silicon and other plastics which will inevitably become landfill.
snap out of it and let people live, I would risk being sentenced to jail for the opportunity to show my children how to catch a fish and eat something that didnt come from woolies.

]]> By: lou http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 lou Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:22:57 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-2848 Jenni Its not only the fisherman who is at fault with all the rubbish washed in the oceans...Humans in general are at fault ....We have storm water runoff and sewage that pollutes the oceans every day....Maybe the NPA should focus on fixing that.....Leave the anglers alone.... Jenni

Its not only the fisherman who is at fault with all the rubbish washed in the oceans…Humans in general are at fault ….We have storm water runoff and sewage that pollutes the oceans every day….Maybe the NPA should focus on fixing that…..Leave the anglers alone….

]]> By: Graham Jamieson http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-2847 Graham Jamieson Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:53:05 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-2847 Again we have this inane unsupported argument to ban fishing. The real agenda for the greens is a marine zone covering all Australian waters out 200 kilometres. They have admitted this much is true the media is totally bamboozled by them. The Grey nurse shark lies, are a prime example of the lengths these zealots will go to get what they want. Again we have this inane unsupported argument to ban fishing. The real agenda for the greens is a marine zone covering all Australian waters out 200 kilometres. They have admitted this much is true the media is totally bamboozled by them.
The Grey nurse shark lies, are a prime example of the lengths these zealots will go to get what they want.

]]> By: Jenni Bennett http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Jenni Bennett Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:28:30 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-2841 Unfortunately it is the damage the anglers don't see that is the big problem. You may comply with bag limits, but you do not comply with the littering laws. As a scuba diver I see first hand the broken rods, fishing line ripping sponges from their anchoring, the hooks stuck in the few small fish swimming by, the fishing knives rusting in the sand. I collect the colourful lures that attract fish that nibble on them, the lead and hooks. But worst of all I have collected thousands of bait bags. The worst of the rubbish that is so easily discarded by fishermen. I rarely see sharks and the fish we do see are infrequently of any decent size. When will enough be enough. There is more to this that what you see on the surface. Unfortunately it is the damage the anglers don’t see that is the big problem. You may comply with bag limits, but you do not comply with the littering laws. As a scuba diver I see first hand the broken rods, fishing line ripping sponges from their anchoring, the hooks stuck in the few small fish swimming by, the fishing knives rusting in the sand. I collect the colourful lures that attract fish that nibble on them, the lead and hooks. But worst of all I have collected thousands of bait bags. The worst of the rubbish that is so easily discarded by fishermen.
I rarely see sharks and the fish we do see are infrequently of any decent size.
When will enough be enough. There is more to this that what you see on the surface.

]]> By: DARRYL BULLOCK http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-2741 DARRYL BULLOCK Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:51:02 +0000 http://www.realdirt.com.au/2008/12/04/massive-new-marine-park-for-sydney/#comment-2741 Hi All, Idive and I fish. I have never seen anybody hook a Weedy Sea Dragon and only once seen an Eastern Blue Devilfish caught. Are they really endangered. You don't see as many KingParrots as Rainbow Lorikeets but that does not make them endangered. As for Grey nurse sharks tell the truth about the latest count and apologise to all the readers for misleading them. Hi All,
Idive and I fish. I have never seen anybody hook a Weedy Sea Dragon and only once seen an Eastern Blue Devilfish caught. Are they really endangered. You don’t see as many KingParrots as Rainbow Lorikeets but that does not make them endangered.
As for Grey nurse sharks tell the truth about the latest count and apologise to all the readers for misleading them.

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